Truck driver injured in three-vehicle crash

CLIFTON HEIGHTS -- A truck driver for the Philadelphia Inquirer suffered a minor injury in a three-vehicle crash on East Baltimore Avenue on Monday morning.

The truck driver was traveling east on Baltimore Avenue around 6:30 a.m. when he attempted to stop for a red light at North Springfield Road, according to Police Chief Tim Rockenbach. The truck went into the intersection and struck another vehicle at an angle, police said. It then struck a tree that fell onto a third vehicle, before its' mirror struck a restaurant's window, Rockenbach added.

The driver of the truck suffered a minor injury to his arm, police said. The drivers of the other two vehicles refused medical treatment.

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"It was a horrible looking crash, but in the end it was minor as far as damages and injuries go," the chief said.